hot-flashes
Menopausal heat surges
Hot flashes are sudden feelings of intense heat, typically in the face, neck, and chest, often accompanied by sweating and flushed skin.
They're most commonly associated with menopause, when hormonal changes trigger these episodes: She woke up drenched from hot flashes.
Also spelled as two words without the hyphen.
Moisture through pores
- flushingWashing by water surge
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
irritability · fatigue · dizziness · nausea · chills · redness · overheating · clamminess
Phase before fertility ends
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- postmenopauseStage after menstruation ends
midlife · ovaries · gynecology · endocrinology · hysterectomy · libido · osteoporosis · progesterone
sweating
Moisture through pores
- flushingWashing by water surge
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
anxiety · irritability · fatigue · dizziness · nausea · chills · redness · overheating · clamminess · breathlessness
perimenopause
Phase before fertility ends
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
postmenopause · midlife · ovaries · gynecology · endocrinology · hysterectomy · libido · osteoporosis · progesterone · climacteric
burning
Combustion in progress
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
feverish · inflamed · radiating · intense · sudden · waves · rushing · spreading · overwhelming · prickling
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- caffeineMethylxanthine stimulant compound
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- exerciseActivity for fitness
smoking · humidity · sugar · anxiety · medications · thyroid · chemotherapy
hot-flasheschills
Shivering spells from illness
cold sweats · shivers · goosebumps · hypothermia · shivering
hot, hots, hotter, hottest, hotly, hotness, flash, flashes, flashed